One of the Defining Characteristics of a Functional Organizational Structure

question 100

Multiple Choice

One of the defining characteristics of a functional organizational structure is that it:

• A)has a narrow span of control and high degree of formalization and centralization.
• B)is the only structure that organizes employees around specific knowledge or other resources.
• C)overlays two organizational structures in order to leverage the benefits of both types of structure.
• D)uses self-directed work teams rather than individuals as the basic building block of organizations.
• E)is an alliance of several organizations for the purpose of creating a product or serving a client.

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Definitions:

Observed Differences

Variations noted in the outcomes or characteristics of subjects within a study or experiment.

Normal Curve

A bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of a set of data where most occurrences take place in the middle, near the average.

Bell-Shaped Distribution

A graphical representation of data that displays a normal distribution, which appears as a symmetrical bell-shaped curve.

Random Samples

A selection method used in research to gather participants from a larger population in a way that each individual has an equal chance of being chosen.